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AS is an Elvish root meaning "warmth".^[1]

Primitive Elvish: *āsi
- Quenya: āze, āre, ārĭ- ("warmth, especially of the sun, sunlight"); Árien; arma ("a ray of sunlight"); asta- ("to heat, bake"); ar ("day")^[1]
- Sindarin: as

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 148

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 ==Derivatives==
+*[[Primitive Elvish]]: *āsi
-*[[Quenya]]: ''āze'', ''āre'', ''ārĭ-'' ("warmth, especially of the sun, sunlight"); ''[[Árien]]''; ''arma'' ("a ray of sunlight"); ''[[asta-]]'' ("to heat, bake"); ''[[ar]]'' ("day")<ref name=Elda/>
+**[[Quenya]]: [[áre|''āze'', ''āre'', ''ārĭ-'']] ("warmth, especially of the sun, sunlight"); ''[[Árien]]''; ''[[arma]]'' ("a ray of sunlight"); ''[[asta-]]'' ("to heat, bake"); ''[[ar]]'' ("day")<ref name=Elda/>
-*[[Sindarin]]: ''ast''
+**[[Sindarin]]: ''[[as]]''
-==Other versions of the legendarium==
-In [[the Etymologies|the ''Etymologies'']] appears the root '''ÁS-AT''', given no signification. The derivatives are the Quenya and [[Noldorin]] words for "dust" (''asto'' and ''ast'').<ref name=LR348>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 348</ref>
 ==See also==
 *Root [[AP]]
+*Root [[ÁS-AT]]
 *Root [[UR]]
 {{references}}
 [[Category:Roots]]